§40:5.5. Sanitary inspections of certain food service establishments; food safety certificates
RS 40:5.5 – Sanitary inspections of certain food service establishments; food safety certificates A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall charge only one sanitary inspection fee for the first two permits issued in accordance with the sanitary code for businesses that possess a valid local or state Class R permit and operate primarily as a […]
§40:5.5.1. Food service establishments; self-service buffets
RS 40:5.5.1 – Food service establishments; self-service buffets A. All food services establishments shall provide a sign posted at the location of the self-service buffet which encourages individuals to wash their hands prior to serving themselves. B. Any violation of this Section shall be a violation of the state’s Sanitary Code. C. The Louisiana Department […]
§40:5.5.2. Chinese seafood warning label program
RS 40:5.5.2 – Chinese seafood warning label program A. The legislature finds that serious risks to public health may be posed by radiation, antibiotics, such as chloramphenicol and fluoroquinolones, chemicals, malachite green, copper salts, and other residues found in Chinese seafood. The overexposure to antibiotics from such seafood may cause serious antibiotic resistance to the […]
§40:5.5.3. Seafood Safety Task Force; creation; purpose
RS 40:5.5.3 – Seafood Safety Task Force; creation; purpose A. Within the Louisiana Department of Health there is hereby created the Seafood Safety Task Force, hereafter referred to as “task force”. The task force shall be charged with obtaining: (1) the method in which the imported seafood is inspected in Louisiana; (2) the frequency of […]
§40:5.5.4. Imported crawfish and shrimp; notice to patrons of food service establishments required
RS 40:5.5.4 – Imported crawfish and shrimp; notice to patrons of food service establishments required A. As reflected in Act No. 330 of the 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature, this state recognizes that serious risks to public health may be posed by antibiotics, radiation, and numerous toxins found in seafood products, including but not […]
§40:5.6. Safe drinking water; inspections and tests; cost
RS 40:5.6 – Safe drinking water; inspections and tests; cost A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health shall perform all inspections, tests, or procedures on public water supplies as may be authorized by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under […]
§40:4.13. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 98, §2.
RS 40:4.13 – Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 98, §2.
§40:5.6.1. Safe drinking water; pilot program for water testing at schools; reporting; termination
RS 40:5.6.1 – Safe drinking water; pilot program for water testing at schools; reporting; termination A. The Louisiana Department of Health, referred to hereafter in this Section as the “department”, shall establish a pilot program for drinking water testing at elementary schools which comports with the requirements and specifications provided in this Section. B. The […]
§40:4.14. Not-for-profit entity or charitable organization; receipt or use of certain meats or fish in food or meal distribution
RS 40:4.14 – Not-for-profit entity or charitable organization; receipt or use of certain meats or fish in food or meal distribution Notwithstanding any provision of the state Sanitary Code or any other law or regulation to the contrary, it shall be lawful for a not-for-profit entity or a charitable organization to receive or use any […]
§40:5.7. Sanitary inspections of individual, privately owned water wells; fees
RS 40:5.7 – Sanitary inspections of individual, privately owned water wells; fees The office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to establish a fee of seventy-five dollars for the collection and analysis of bacteriological water samples from individual, privately owned water wells, only at the request of the owner. Acts […]